Peter and Anna Westerhouse oldest daughter was Mary. At the age of six, Mary moved with her parents and siblings from Lexington, Missouri to Eudora, Kansas Feb 1863.
At the age of seven, Henry immigrated with his parents and siblings under the name, Heinrich Conrad Edler during 1856.
Herford District Departure Record of Carl and Amalie Edler and Children
Mary Westerhouse married Henry Edler on 18 Feb 1885, in Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, according to the marriage record found at the Douglas County Courthouse. Henry was an older brother of Katie Edler (Henry Westerhaus wife), was from Township 47 (Big Spring), Montgomery, Missouri.
Mary Westerhouse and Henry Edler marriage license - 4 Feb 1874
Daily Kansas Tribune - 7 Feb 1874
Henry was from Big Spring, Montgomery, Missouri, a farming community in central Missouri, 300 miles east of Eudora, Kansas. They moved to Big Spring soon after their marriage. The 1876 Missouri state census shows Henry, Mary, and their first child, Addie. They also had a son Henry, and another son that died as an infant.
1876 Missouri state census for Township 47 (Big Spring)
Henry died 31 Mar 1879 and is buried in the Edler Cemetery in Big Spring.
After Henry's death, the 1880 federal census for Lexington, Johnson, Kansas, lists Mary living with her children in the household of Henry Meinke. The census indicated Henry, her uncle, and Emma Huscher also living in the household. Emma was the daughter of Mary Westerhouse Grubart Huscher and a niece of Peter Westerhouse.
1880 federal census for Lexington, Johnson, Kansas (Henry Meinke household)
Additionally, the 1880 federal census from Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, lists Addie and Henry Edler living with their grandparents, Henry and Anna Eggers. Mary was not listed in this census.
1880 federal census for Eudora, Douglas, Kansas (Henry Eggars household)
Based on family stories, Mary's daughter, Addie, went to live with Mary’s Aunt, Katherine Westerhaus Uphaus and her husband, Peter Uphaus, near Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri. The Uphauses had no children of their own but raised many children whose parents had died early. Mary lived with her infant son, Henry, at her mother, Anna, and her stepfather, Henry Eggers’ farm in Captain Creek, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas. Mary worked fifteen miles away as a housekeeper in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. During 1884, Addie was re-united with her mother, Mary, and her brother, Henry. They lived the next two years with the Edward Westerhouse family in Hesper, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas.
During Mary’s time living with the Edward Westerhouse family, she met David Clark. Mary Edler married David Clark 18 Feb 1885 in Eudora, Douglas, Kansas. David was a Civil War veteran from Indiana who was living in Eudora when they met.
Mary Edler and David Clark marriage license - 14 Feb 1885
After marriage, Mary moved with children, Addie Edler (11) and Henry Edler (6) to live with her new husband, David Clark on his 160-acre farm in Palmyra, Douglas, Kansas, near Anna and Henry Eggers farm. David and Mary raised her two children into adulthood. Mary and David had five additional children, Mary, David, Howell, and twins Oscar and Homer. Mary, David, and Howell died as children from diphtheria. The twins survived.
David died 22 Feb 1904 and is buried at the Deay Cemetery in Eudora.
After David's death, Mary moved into town where she lived until her death. The 1920 census shows Mary living in Eudora at 150 (B) Birch Street with her twin sons, Homer and Oscar, both twenty years old.
Mary Clark obituary (Eudora Weekly News) - 28 Aug 1930
David Clark application for military gravestone at Deay Cemetery (Eudora, Kansas)
David Clark military gravestone at Deay Cemetery (Eudora, Kansas)
David and Mary Clark gravestone at Deay Cemetery (Eudora, Kansas)
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